Last month I met with my students' families during our fall parent-teacher conferences. I was encouraged by how much they wanted their children to be challenged in school. It's the kind of thing that gives me renewed energy after 9 weeks of school. Of course I am totally taking full advantage of this support! Daily I am reminding my students that their parents want and expect them to be challenged at school. And the students? They're encouraged by the belief their families have in them and are … [Read more...]

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Welcome! I am Sally Camden, a 4th grade teacher in the great state of Missouri. I love teaching, my dog, and shopping. I'm also a die-hard fan of the St. Louis Blues and an avid reader. Thank you for joining me on my blog - read my posts and grab some freebies! Read More…

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It’s only the beginning of February, but the winter weather has caused several snow days in my district. This used to mean lots of time devoted to erasing and re-writing my lesson plans by hand. Not anymore! Now that I am using an online lesson planner, writing (and revising) lesson plans has never been so […]

Can anyone explain why reading workshop mini-lessons, which last only 10 minutes, take an hour to plan? What’s up with that?! Am I the only one that wishes a mini-lesson had a minimum amount of prep time? I didn’t think so. Read on, teacher friends, about how you can quickly plan your reading workshop mini-lessons […]